Being a curator, writer and project manager, Venus curated “It’s Stuffy Here” (2023), “Transcending the Days” (2022) in Hong Kong, as well as “Re-imagining Home” (VR tour, 2021) for the 18th Street Arts Center in Los Angeles. She initiated the WeView project to curate public discussion panels about arts exhibitions, and founded Shychat Art, a dialogue platform on Instagram, in 2023.
Her columns are published in printed publications, including Ming Pao (明報), and digital platforms of Art and Culture Outreach (艺鵠), Paratext (微批), P-articles (虛詞) etc. Two of her articles were selected for the archive of “Hong Kong Oral History Reference Resources” of the Hong Kong Public Libraries.
Exhibition
& Initiatives
(Curator)
2023
WeView
dialogue and educational programme for art critique, Hong Kong
2023
It's Stuffy Here
group exhibition, Wure Area, Hong Kong
2022
Transcending The Days
Leung Kam-Wa’s solo exhibition, Form Society, Hong Kong
2022
Salute to a Palm Tree
Peggy Kuo’s solo exhibition, 18th Street Arts Center, Los Angeles
2022
Re:imagining Home
VR exhibition, 18th Street Arts Center, Los Angeles
2021
Hong Kong Literature/Sound
multidisciplinary performance, Wure Area, Hong Kong
2021-22
Dine With Poems (10 sessions)
dialogue and happenings, various art spaces, Hong Kong
Education
2022
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
MA in cultural management, dean's list
2014
Hong Kong Baptist University
Bachelor of Social Science (Hon) in Communication (Journalism)
Professional Training
2024
Gwangju Biennale Academy 2024, Republic of Korea
International Curator Course, 15th Gwangju Biennale
Awards
2024
CREATORS FOR TOMORROW
Anchoring The Presence, Awarding Porject
Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2020
Local Arts Administration Scholarships
Awardee
The Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong
2018
Archive of “Hong Kong Oral History, Reference Resources”
Author of Two Selected Articles
Hong Kong Public Libraries, Hong Kong
2023
Inherited
live performance happenings, FURNACE#1, Tai Po Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2022
Storiesss
online group showcase, Mist Gallery, Hong Kong
2021
Hong Kong Literature/Sound
multidisciplinary performance, Wure Area, Hong Kong
2020
The Situation of Learning II
showcase of lecture performance and documentation, Foo Tak Building, Hong Kong
Exhibition
& Performance
(Artist)
Projects
Involved
since 2023
Shychat Art
Founder
online platform for art critic, discussions and dialogue
since 2020
Ming Pao Arts and Cultural Section
Columnist
regular art critique column, leading Chinese newspaper, Hong Kong
2024
Peer-to-peer Feedback Sessions
Peer
collective critique section inspired by The DasArts Feedback method and Critical Response Process, in combination with principles of Nonviolent Communication, The Balcony, The Hague, The Netherlands
2024
Shadows In My House
Collaborator
curatorial project, Wure Area, Hong Kong
2024
I Don’t Know How to Love You Teach Me to Love
Critic
group exhibition, Das Esszimmer, Bonn, Germany
2023
Damp Heat
Writer
first edition, bilingual magazine, Hong Kong
2023
Gazing at Trees, Reflecting on Urban and Mental images
Guest Writer
catalog of Whispering Canopies, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
2022
Chatting as an endeavour - Community engagement projects showcase x Book exhibition on Peace Studies
Coordinator
community project, Form Society, Hong Kong
2022
I KNOW KUNG FU by Rex Koo
Host
book launching and post-screening artist talk, Hong Kong Arts Centre
2022
Memory Has No Return
Curatorial assistant
duo exhibition of Natalie Chu Lok Ting and Harrison Tso Cheuk Yim, Hong Kong
Working
Experience
2022-2024
Peace Generation
Communication Coordinator, Facilitator
charitable organization, Hong Kong
2022
18th Street Arts Center
Curatorial Intern
artist residency center, Los Angeles, The US
2021
Gladstone Gallery
Assistant
art fair, Hong Kong Art Basel, Hong Kong
2021
The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Intern
public museum and institution, Hong Kong
2017-2020
Ming Pao Newspapers Limited
Reporter, arts and cultural section
printed media, Hong Kong
Skills
& Expertise
Language
Fluent and professional in English
Native in Cantonese Chinese
Professional in Mandarian Chinese
Photography
Event documentation, artwork and exhibition installation view documentation
Videography & Editing
Event documentation, artwork and exhibition installation documentation, trailer or review video production
Broadcasting
radio production and programme management, basic production skills
Content Production & Management
strategic planning, social media management
Ikebana (Japanese Flower Arrangement)
Completion of course "Japanese Flower Arrangement I", HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong
Master of Japanese Sake Certificate
Professional sake tasting and serving skills, HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong